Given to an art student or students in honor of an alumnus or special community art supporter that the Department of Art chooses to recognize. Student must have completed a minimum of 15 semester hours at Salisbury University and have submitted a CD portfolio and written statement about their work.
This award is given to an art student or students in honor of an alumnus or special community art supporter that the Department of Art chooses to recognize.
ELIGIBILITY: Must be a full-time or part-time art major having completed a minimum of fifteen (15) semester credit hours as of the fall semester. The student must be a sophomore, junior or senior continuing his or her studies in art at SU.
CRITERIA FOR PORTFOLIO:
The CD portfolio should consist of at least seven JPEG images of works demonstrating competence in at least two (2) media. Include one sketchbook with your portfolio.
A CD should consist of 7-20 JPEG images of the applicant’s best work of two-dimensional work, ex., drawings, paintings, prints, etc., from either college art classes, or outside of classes. Each file must be titled with the name of the work and a number corresponding to its number on an accompanying list of images (see below). Examples of three-dimensional work should be submitted in three different views, ex., front, side and top. Do not submit original artwork. The department no longer accepts original artworks.
List of Images: Submit your list of images. The list must be numbered to match your digital files. For each work, give the title, medium, support (i.e. canvas, paper, etc.), dimensions, and date.
Include as a part of your portfolio a written statement about your art works and your goals as an art major.
The Department of Art faculty selects one or more full or part time students who have completed a minimum of 15 semester hours at Salisbury University and who have submitted a portfolio and written statements about their work.
CRITERIA:
Must submit a CD portfolio of no more than ten (10) pieces and no less than five (5) pieces that demonstrate outstanding abilities.
Must include written statements about each piece submitted and/or any art related activity emphasizing outstanding achievement. (ex. Arts Administration and Art History concentrations)
Must be a full or part time student who has completed a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hours at SU.
Must have been a recipient of the Art Department Scholarship as an incoming freshman or transfer student. Renewal applications must be made up of new work completed since previous portfolio submission
Student must have been a recipient of the Art Department Scholarship as an incoming freshman or transfer student.
Art Department Student Assistantship Fund (Ray L. Hamilton) $250
This award is meant to provide financial assistance to an outstanding art major or liberal studies art major for items such as travel, room, board, and other costs incurred in pursuing study beyond that provided by the Department of Art.
CRITERIA:
rising junior to senior status continuing study away (ex. Internship)
overall grade point average of 3.0 or better
demonstration of “excellence” in one art track, and\
the recommendation of one Department of Art faculty member, or the Director of the University Galleries or the Dean of the Fulton School of Liberal Arts.
ELIGIBILITY: Any full-time art major or liberal studies art major pursuing a Bachelor or Art or Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Art; and working within at least one of the academic tracks.
Because the Art Department Student Assistantship Fund is meant to “assist” an outstanding art major that meets the above criteria in pursuing study beyond that provided by the Department of Art, and outside the traditional scholarship-type awards, students eligible for consideration must be pursuing in one of the following areas:
The “Junior Year Away” program related to study at one of the out-of-state Art Institutes International programs,
The Arts Administration internship at the national or high-level regional gallery/museum such as the National Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.
Any academically accredited international study program, such as that at the Marchutz School in Aix-en-Provence, France. (This does not include inter-term credit bearing courses such as ART 399 – International Field Study.)
Study at another institution during an “inter-term” (Winter Term or Summer Session) provided that study is not within commuting distance of the student’s residence.
NOTE FROM ART DEPARTMENT: Students need to provide evidence of returning to Salisbury University and evidence of acceptance to an outside travel program before receiving the award.
The Salisbury Exchange Club, in memory of the late Mr. Thurston, who was a photographer and local businessman, sponsors the Walter C. Thurston Memorial Award annually.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be a full-time junior or senior art major.
Must have completed or in the process of completing nine (9) hours in photography at SU.
Must have maintained a “B” average in photography.
Must plan to use photography in future career.
Must submit a portfolio of photos and or slides (black and white and/or color) demonstrating a variety of skills. CD portfolio is also accepted.
Must submit written statements about your work in the portfolio.
Must not have received the Thurston Award any previous year.
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